PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CARE FOR PROFIT - A REAPPRAISAL

For-profit, investor-owned health care corporations have become much m ore active in hospital markets previously dominated by the private not -for-profit sector. An in-depth examination of the many issues underly ing this controversy is provided, including a review of the role playe d by charity care and community benefits, access to capital, the relat ionship between profit and the tax status of health care organizations , the role of government oversight and regulation, and the quality and availability of health care.